John charleson



(No Model.)

J. GHARLESON;

LANTERN.

Patented June 12, 1888..

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JOHN OHARLESON, OF BROOKLYN, NEYV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO \VILLIAM VOGEL &BROS, Oll SAME PLACE.

LANTERN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 384,234, dated June 12,1888.

Application filed February 4, 1888. Serial No.26-2,9i15. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN CHARLESON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns, ofwhichthe following is a specification.

My invention has relation to improvement in means for holding lanternglobes and chimneys, and is particularly adapted for holding the upperends of the globe to the deflectingcap.

The object of my'invention is to provide a globe-holding device by whichthe globe will be securely held in vertical position in relation to theglobe-seat, and at the same time will admit oftheglobe being readily andconveniently removed and replaced, and if the lantern is of that classwherein the globe islifted vertically from the burner it will beheldsecurely in position by the holder to effect the purpose.

In the trade several devices have been employed for the purpose ofholding the globe to the cap-some in association with guards embracingthe lower portion of the globe and others embracing the upper end of theglobe. In one instance a holderis made of a wire suspended at one pointfrom the deflectonplate, and, extending partly around the top of theglobe, is made resilient by means of laterallyarranged springs operatingto clamp the holding-wire against the globe, and in another the holderis held to the deflector at a single place and the wire curved toembrace the end of the globe, the ends of the wire being left apart farenough to admit the globe.

My invention consists in an improved globeholding device for lanterns,formed of a single piece of wire curved into a form greater than asemicircle, and having the end portions bent up vertically, said bent-upparts having their ends rigidly secured to the deflectingcap of thelantern, thereby giving to these supporting-wircsa clamping function toretain the globe in their embrace, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and specially as the same is particularly pointed out anddistinctly claimed.

I have fully illustrated my improvements in the accompanying drawings,wherein- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a lantern with my improvedholder attached. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the lantern in reverseof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective of the holder and cap, shown ininverted position. Fig. 4 is a view of the skeleton holder applied tothe chimney.

Refereneebeing had to the drawings, A designates the oil-reservoir; B,the burner-neck; G, the tubes, having connections with the neck andcarried upward, opening into the draft- -tube D, on the lower end ofwhich is secured the deflecting plate or cap-piece.

E designates the perforated bottom plate, supporting the globe orchimneyF and seated on the burner G. These several parts maybe of any ofthe approved and usual construe tions, the globe being seated on a baseto be lifted therefrom, or it may be held to a hinged support to beturned down out of the clamping holder. As all these constructions arewell known and form no particularpart of my invention, it is not deemedessential that a more specific description be given of them here.

On the lower end of the drafttube D is secured the deflecting plate orcap, which, as

usual, consists of a dish-shaped sheetmetal plate extended to set overand above the open end of the globe, substantially as shown in thedrawings. To the under side of the deflectorplate, at the back edgethereof, is rigidlysecured a support, 1, which extends down below therib 2 on the globe, and is formed with a curved part, 3, to serve as aseat for the rib of the globe, and has an eye, 4, at the end to receivethe holder. The holding device consists of a wire of such size as may beadapted to with stand the strains to which it is subjected in use and isformed of a circular part, 5, constituting a section of more thanone-half the circumference of the globe end below the rib and extendedat the terminations, as at 6, these parts being slightly flared at theends, as shown, to conveniently admit the globe, the strand being thenbent back on itself, as shown at 7, and then the ends 8 are carried upand formed with a curved portion, 9, to serve as a seat for the rib onthe globe, the ends being secured'rig idly to the under face edges ofthe deflecting plate or cap. The vertical portions 8 are arranged inadvance of the diameter of the globe,

so as to choke the globe in the seat made by the holding-wire behindthem. Should these vertical wires be placed on or behind the diametrical line, the holder will not serve the purposes intended,as thetendency will be to throw the globe from their embrace. These arms operate, also, as springs,bearing the holding-wire always in contact withthe globe below the annular rib formed thereon. It is usual to bend theupper ends of the several supporting-wires down to a horizontaldirection, as shown, and secure them to the cap by a soldering in asmall sleeve on the under side of the deflecting-cap.

What I claim is 1. The combination, with the deflecting-cap of alantern, a globe, and a supporting-Wire, as 1, secured to thedeflecting-cap, of a globeholding device consisting of a single piece ofwire curved into a form greater than a semicircle and having the endportions bent up vertically, said bent-up parts having their endsrigidly secured to the deflecting-cap of the lantern, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combinatiomwith the deflecting-cap of a lantern, a globe, and asupporting-wire, as 1, formed with a curved part and an eye, of aglobe-holding device consisting of a single piece of wire curved into aform greater than a semicircle and supported at the back by saidsupporting'wire 1, then carried forward and bent back on itself, andthen carried vertically in advance of the diameter of the globe, andhaving the vertical part secured to the under face of thedeflecting-cap, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The globe-holder herein described, consisting of. a single wirecurved into a circular form ofmore than one-halfofa circle, then havingthe strand bent'down on itself and the end posts carried vertically inadvance of the diameter of the circleand formed with a curve, and anadditional vertically arranged supportingwire secured to the middle ofthe circular part of the holding-wire, said vertical parts being adaptedto be secured to a deflecting-cap of a lantern, substantially asdescribed, and for the purpose stated.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twoattesting witnesses.

JOHN CHARLESON.

Attest:

WM. J. KENNEDY, FRED J. GANS.

